Tuesday, April 27, 2010

American drama: Hit the road, Jack

They outclass their British counterparts, but some American drama series are starting to lose their lustre, says Fiona Sturges
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Out of Africa: David LaChapelle's strange visions of a continent

David LaChapelle made his name with mash-ups of trashy glitz, Old Masters and portraits of Angelina Jolie, Courtney Love and Madonna. But on the eve of his first seriously political show in the UK, he tells Fiona Sturges that he has put commercialism behind him
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Albums for children

Moulding a three-year-old's musical taste is utterly impossible, says Fiona Sturges
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Friday, April 09, 2010

Book review: Popcorn, by Garry Mulholland

It doesn't take a great leap of imagination to see why film directors find rock bands so compelling. Their stories invariably take in the crucial components of drama – rebellion, egotism, money, sex, drugs and, in the more extreme cases, death.
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Rufus Wainwright: 'Our family is a battered ship...'

Back with an album, a tour and an opera, the Canadian singer reveals how a series of births and deaths forced him to grow up
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A singer after a fashion

Karen Elson is the latest model to try her hand at making a pop album. Fiona Sturges looks at the successes and, more commonly, the failures of models-turned-would-be rock stars
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

'I was told my career would collapse if I came out,' says Ricky Martin

His declaration has exposed pop's attitudes to homosexuality, says Fiona Sturges
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Traveller's Guide To The South Downs

Britain's 15th National Park comes into being this month, stretching from the woods of eastern Hampshire to the Seven Sisters cliffs in East Sussex. Fiona Sturges reports
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Music review - Grizzly Bear, Corn Exchange, Brighton

A Grizzly Bear gig is a civilised affair. The band thank us warmly for our support, pause to admire the venue's grand interior, and pay touching tribute to the city in which they find themselves ("Way to go, Brighton!")
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Who needs record labels?

The majors tried to justify their existence this week. But they need to smarten up their act to stay in business, says Fiona Sturges
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